1998 Vintage: The Kirstie Alley “Veronica’s Closet” Buzz
Why was it a target? For proving that if you put a Cheers alum in a new office, Emmy voters will at least show up… Read More »1998 Vintage: The Kirstie Alley “Veronica’s Closet” Buzz
1998 Vintage: The Garry Shandling Legacy
Why the standing ovation? For creating a show that was so ahead of its time, it took the Academy six years to catch up. Part… Read More »1998 Vintage: The Garry Shandling Legacy
1998 Vintage: The 1998 Final Emmy Vibe
Why was it a landmark? Because it was the grand finale of the “90s Sitcom Era” before the prestige drama revolution of the 2000s changed… Read More »1998 Vintage: The 1998 Final Emmy Vibe
1998 Archive: The Dr. Dolittle Chatter
Why the animals? For a film that proved Eddie Murphy’s true co-stars in the late 90s were either himself or a menagerie of CGI-assisted pets.… Read More »1998 Archive: The Dr. Dolittle Chatter
1998 Classic: The Urban Legend Coat
Why Jared Leto? For a movie that made us all check the backseat of our cars for a guy with an axe, just in case.… Read More »1998 Classic: The Urban Legend Coat
1998 Legacy: The Celine Dion “My Heart Will Go On” (The Endless Wave)
Why the flute? For the song that was so big it actually threatened to sink the Titanic again just from the sheer weight of its… Read More »1998 Legacy: The Celine Dion “My Heart Will Go On” (The Endless Wave)
1998 Legacy: The Brian Setzer Orchestra “Jump Jive an’ Wail”
Why the swing dancing? For the three months in 1998 when everyone inexplicably decided to dress like it was 1944 and dance until their knees… Read More »1998 Legacy: The Brian Setzer Orchestra “Jump Jive an’ Wail”
1998 Legacy: The Snake High Score
Why was nobody paying attention in geometry? Because Nokia released the 5110 cell phone, and the entire back row was obsessed with navigating a pixelated… Read More »1998 Legacy: The Snake High Score
1998 Archive: The Butterfly Clip Defense
The math teacher telling a student to remove the ten plastic insects from her hair because they were reflecting the overhead lights. Part of the… Read More »1998 Archive: The Butterfly Clip Defense
1998 Legacy: The Windows 98 Upgrade Protest
Refusing to touch the family computer because the new desktop setup has too many colorful icons, claiming that the machine was perfectly fine when it… Read More »1998 Legacy: The Windows 98 Upgrade Protest